Re: [Cialug] RPM File

[techfreek <techfreek@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 11 February 2004 07:36 pm, David Champion wrote:
> techfreek wrote:
> >When I double click on an RPM File, where does it install itself?
> >
> >I can't find it.
> >
> >Mark
>
> RPM's install into a location specified by the RPM creator. To find out
> what's in an installed RPM and where it went, type:
>
> rpm -qil <rpm-name> | less
>
> The <rpm-name> will be the first part of it, up to where the version #'s
> start. So, "foo-2.1.6.i586.rpm" would just be "rpm -qil foo".
>
> Also, if you installed "foo.rpm", you could try just typing "which foo".
> If the "foo" executable is in your path, than it will display something
> like "/usr/sbin/foo".
>
> If it's an application that you're expecting to show up on your KDE
> "start" menu, you can either wait a while, or log out / log in, and it
> may show up then. There's probably another way to force your KDE menus
> to reload...
>
> -dc

Once again, you are a God!

Thanks

Mark
>
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